Which master's specialisation suits a BCom graduate in Finance applying to UK or Italy?

A BCom in Finance is a genuinely strong base for both UK and Italian master's programmes, but the two countries reward slightly different things: the UK weighs your quantitative depth more heavily, while Italy weighs your specific course credits.

UK: MSc Finance Is the Strongest Overall Pick, If Your CGPA Clears the Bar

• Edinburgh's benchmark: its MSc Finance and Investment lists an Indian first class degree, 60 percent or above, as the equivalent of its minimum academic requirement.
• Watch prerequisites: Manchester's MSc Finance expects substantial prior finance and quantitative coursework, and Imperial's MSc Finance expects a highly quantitative background including probability, calculus and matrix algebra, so do not default to the most elite quantitative programme just because it sounds prestigious.
• Safer alternative: UCL's MSc Finance accepts finance, economics, mathematics, accounting, engineering or statistics degrees and will consider other backgrounds with demonstrated quantitative skills.

Italy: Bologna and Bocconi Offer Lower Cost, Credit-Specific Routes

• University of Bologna: its Economics and Econometrics programme explicitly lists Business Administration graduates as eligible, provided your BCom included the appropriate curricular preparation.
• Bocconi University: its quantitative finance and risk management programme accepts three year degrees in Economics, Banking and Finance, Business and Management, alongside quantitative disciplines.

This Information Is Also Available On

• University of Edinburgh Business School, MSc Finance and Investment entry requirements
• University of Bologna, Economics and Econometrics programme page
• Bocconi University, quantitative finance and risk management admissions page

My Advice

Do not choose purely by course title; UCL, for example, considers non-finance backgrounds with demonstrated quantitative skills, while Portsmouth's MSc Finance and Banking specifically wants a degree containing statistics or quantitative methods, so read admission requirements line by line rather than assuming your BCom Finance label alone is enough. If your BCom was light on mathematics, I would prioritise MSc Corporate Finance or Financial Management over the most quantitative Finance programmes on your shortlist, since the coursework will be far more manageable without sacrificing career outcomes.